חֶשְׁבּוֹן

Strong’s Definition

Cheshbon, a place East of the Jordan

Etymology & Derivation

the same as H2808 (חֶשְׁבּוֹן);

KJV Usage

Heshbon.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.the capital city of sihon, king of the amorites, located on the western border of the high plain and on the border line between the tribes of reuben and gad

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Cheshbôwn; Pronunciation: khesh-bone'